Elmira City Council

Elmira City Council Meeting Minutes RE: AGENDA, ELMIRA CITY Monday, September 11, 2023 – 5:30 PM COUNCIL MEETING 2023-275 Act on resolution dispensing with the minutes of the Nan Moss Regular Meeting held on Monday, August 28, 2023. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Nannette M Moss VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 2023-276 Act on resolution withdrawing endorsement of Elmira Mayor Mandell Police Department departmental flag in 2022. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 Sponsored By: Deputy Mayor Duffy - Mayor Mandell Absent 2023-277 Act on resolution amending the Dalrymple Gravel & Joseph Duffy Contracting Co, Inc. bid to add an additional City road project for 2023 to include hot mix asphalt paving of a portion of College Avenue from Woodlawn Avenue to Thurston Street which is estimated to be $105,000.00. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 Sponsored By: Deputy Mayor Duffy 2023-278 Receive communication from Corporation Counsel and Corey Cooke act on resolution designating the City as the lead agency pursuant to State Environmental Quality Review Act to file a negative determination that the conveyance of 1  vacant City surplus property located at 717-725 Dickinson Street to Elmira Downtown Development will not have an adverse impact on the environment. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Corey Cooke VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 2023-279 Receive communication from Corporation Counsel and Joseph Duffy act on resolution designating the City as the lead agency pursuant to State Environmental Quality Review Act to file a negative determination pertaining to the proposal for the City to grant a license to New York State Electric & Gas Corporation to install a gas regulator station in City-owned Pulaski Park will not have an adverse impact on the environment. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 Sponsored By: Deputy Mayor Duffy 2023-280 Act on resolution accepting Chemung County Community Mayor Mandell Development Fund grants for Friends of Woodlawn Cemetery, John Johns Museum, Man2Man, and Vietnam Veterans 803 Museum and authorizing the Mayor to execute the Acknowledgement of the Grant Terms and Conditions, a copy of which is attached hereto. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 Sponsored By: Deputy Mayor Duffy - Mayor Mandell Absent - Amended: Top Sheet Only John Johns To John Jones 2023-281 Receive communication from the City Manager and act on Joseph Duffy resolution accepting the sole bid of and awarding a 2  contract to RS Parker Landscaping for property maintenance (abatements) services and authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with RS Parker Landscaping; said contract subject to Corporation Counsel approval. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 Sponsored By: Deputy Mayor Duffy 2023-282 Receive communication from the City Manager and act on Mayor Mandell resolution approving a commission agreement with artist Derek L. Chalfant to create a sculpture, reviewed by the City of Elmira Public Art Commission, to be erected in Mark Twain Riverfront Park as depicted on the attached drawing at a total cost not to exceed $25,000.00 and authorizing the Mayor to execute the commission agreement; said agreement subject to Corporation Counsel approval. MOTION: SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 3- 2 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Tory Kitching TOTAL: 3 NAYS: Mark A Franchi, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 2 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 Sponsored By: Deputy Mayor Duffy - Mayor Mandell Absent Failed: By The Following Vote: 3 Ayes - 2 Nays 2023-283 Receive communication from the City Manager and act on Joseph Duffy resolution granting a license to New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) to install a gas regulator station in a portion of Pulaski Park and authorizing the Mayor to enter into and execute the License Agreement with NYSEG, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof; said License Agreement subject to Corporation Counsel approval. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 Sponsored By: Deputy Mayor Duffy 3 2023-284 Receive communication from the City Manager and act on Council as a Whole resolution reporting the overtime for the Elmira Fire Department for pay periods 16, 17, and 18 of 2023 in the amount of $51,415.72. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Council As A Whole VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 2023-285 Act on Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program Audit. Nick Grasso MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 Sponsored By: Deputy Mayor Duffy - CM Grasso Absent 2023-286 Act on Anti-Displacement Learning Network Program Corey Cooke Audit. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Corey Cooke VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 2023-287 Act on Downtown Revitalization Initiative Grant Program Mayor Mandell Audit. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 Sponsored By: Deputy Mayor Duffy - Mayor Mandell Absent 2023-288 Act of Community Development Block Grant Program Nan Moss Audit. MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Nannette M Moss VOTE: 5- 0 4  AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 2023-289 Act on American Rescue Plan Lost Revenue Audit. Joseph Duffy MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 Sponsored By: Deputy Mayor Duffy 2023-290 Act on Audit. Corey Cooke MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Corey Cooke VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 2023-291 Act on resolution to adjourn. Nick Grasso MOTION: Approve SPONSORED BY: Joseph H Duffy VOTE: 5- 0 AYES: Corey Cooke, Joseph H Duffy, Mark A Franchi, Tory Kitching, Nannette M Moss TOTAL: 5 NAYS: TOTAL: 0 ABSTAIN: TOTAL: 0 ABSENT: Daniel Mandell, Nick Grasso TOTAL: 2 Sponsored By: Deputy Mayor Duffy - CM Grasso Absent 5